Section 12(2) Refresher: eLearning module

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by Dr Abdul Raoof, Neil Allen, Elaine Hewis, Kate King, Claire Barcham, Dr Dan Hayes, Professor Regi Alexander, Dr Asit B Biswas and Neena Abraham

Published: January 2021

This eLearning module has seven sections, which form the online part of the Section 12(2) Refresher course:

Section 1: Overview of the Mental Health Act 1983 and key roles

Section 2: A legal perspective

Section 3: A personal perspective of lived and caring experience

Section 4: Protecting patients' rights and autonomy

Section 5: An AMHP's perspective

Section 6: Special considerations (CAMHS and ID)

Section 7: The approvals process.

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Please note: The Further reading boxes in this module provide optional extra reading material that has not been counted as part of the total module duration.

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